I slept late this morning and had a hard time kick starting myself. I guess I needed something fast paced to get me moving.
I went back into the living room in the daylight and decided the tree had some bare spots, and noticed the same with the foyer tree. I spent a couple of hours critically placing additional ornaments on both trees and I think I am satisfied with how they look now.*
Every year I decorate the chandelier in the dining room. I got it done, but feel like it still needs a little more. I decided to leave it as is and check it out tomorrow to see what I think then. Sometimes I get "decoration blind" and if I wait a bit I can see what need to be rearranged, subtracted from, or added to.
The den tree is still a work in progress, mainly because I was just not feeling it. As the night went on I obviously still was just not feeling it because I did nothing else to it.
Instead I got all of the wrapped gifts and decided it was time to zhuzh them up to be ready to go under the tree. I have mentioned before I wrap them and write the name of the giftee on the bottom of the package in sharpie. Later (like tonight) I bow, tag and add a little extra doo dad to the present. Again no one cares except for me, but I like them to be really festive.
I had plenty of time to cook, but TheHub and I agreed it felt like a soup night, so we had a smoked sausage soup.
* Bummer, now some of the lights on the living room tree are blinking instead of staying on continually. No way I am going to take all the ornaments off just to fix that.
I'm enjoying reading about all your preparations. I love how festive that gift looks with the bows, pinecones and greenery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bless. I really do the gift wrapping for myself, or maybe it is to make the gifts look more impressive than what is in the actual package.
DeletePretty packaging. My MIL does beautiful wrapping. I tape and label. No gene for pretty.
ReplyDeleteIt is something I like doing.
DeleteYour music selection today has my toe tapping while I'm watching it snow outside. We put up new lights outside and one of them is already not working. :(
ReplyDeleteI really do love the tune. I have been playing it for about a month now.
DeleteBummer about the lights. I seem to have issues with lights this year.
The amount of decorating you do sounds tiring but so wonderful. We can't do ribbons because of the cats so your packages are spectacular in comparison. Have fun ensuring everything is as you like it.
DeleteYour gift wrap looks like something out of a magazine!
ReplyDeleteDecorating isn't something I really do but if I do decide to decorate it becomes a daily review because I keep looking for a new level of perfect. Sounds like you also do continual reviews.
ReplyDeleteI love your parcels. They are joyously festive.
On another note, do you know if Linda from Practical Parsimony is ok? I have emailed several times and not got a reply
we have got the tree up, and many of the xmas cards and gifts done. Phew... it always is a bit of a marathon. Have a fun month.
ReplyDeletesherry
It is a run to get it done, but after it is finished it is time to enjoy everything
DeleteYour gift wrapping is beautiful. Long ago I worked in the credit office at Macy's. We wrapped gifts there, which was fun. Your wrapping rivals anything we did at Macy's.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I worked at Christmas at Rich’s when I was young. We wrapped like that also and is where I learned to add a little to the packages once wrapped
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